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Standard 2: Instructional Leadership


Principals set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in a no-nonsense accountable environment. The school executive must be knowledgeable of best instructional and school practices and must use this knowledge to cause the creation of collaborative structures within the school for the design of highly engaging schoolwork for students, the on-going peer review of this work, and the sharing of this work throughout the professional community.

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Related Coursework and Training
  • Schooling by Design Training
  • Understanding by Design Training
  • Leading the Learning Training
  • FIZZ: Flipped Classroom Training
  • Elementary, Middle, and High School Developmental Projects
  • Visit to Hertford County Middle School (Murfreesboro, NC)
  • Visit to Beddingfield High School (Wilson, NC)
  • Visit to Overhills High School (Spring Lake, NC)

Related Readings
  • The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
  • Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal
  • Teach Like A Champion by Doug Lemov
  • Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work by Dufour, Dufour, and Eaker

2a: Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment


The principal leads the discussion about standards for curriculum, instruction and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for students.

Experiences and Artifacts
  • Created informal walkthrough form for use by administrative team
  • Conducted weekly classroom visits with administrative team and used data to determine school wide instructional initiatives and need for professional develop and extended support
  • Facilitated full observation cycles including pre-conference, classroom observation, and post-conference

2b: Focus on Instructional Time


The principal creates processes and schedules which protect teachers from disruption of instructional or preparation time.

Experiences and Artifacts
  • Collaborated with administrative team to develop Scholar Time schedule for small group remediation and enrichment during exploratory time
  • Created and maintained school wide calendar, including emergency drills, team/ department meetings, staff meetings, committee meetings, athletic duties, parent events, celebrations and other Parker Middle School happenings